| Name: | nerve |
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| Synonyms: | nerves |
| Definition: | A portion of tissue which is a fasciculated group of axons. Many time axons in the nerve are enveloped by the glial cells of the peripheral nervous system, the Schwann cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0007009] |
| Name: | degeneration |
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| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer exhibiting deterioration of its structure. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002037] |